Former head of medical commission sentenced to five years in prison for bribery in disability case

Friday, 15 May 2026, 10:23

15 May 2026

According to Ukrinform, this was reported on the website of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

“After being relocated from the Donetsk region, the regional medical and social expert commission of one of the medical and social examination centers operated in Khmelnytskyi and reviewed applications for disability status from internally displaced persons and residents of temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In August 2024, a man applied to the institution to obtain disability status. During the conversation, the head of the MSEC stated that granting him a Group III disability would cost $5,000,” the statement says.

It is noted that the man subsequently contacted law enforcement authorities. In December 2024, the official was detained while receiving the illegal payment. During searches at her residence, law enforcement officers seized more than $20,000 in cash.